Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a pattern originally commemorating the 200th anniversary of the passing of one of England's most popular authors, Jane Austen. Her words on this sampler have recently resonated with a lot of stay-at-home stitchers, and this has been... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a Quaker style medallion sampler featuring many little birds, the Little Bird Quaker Sampler is a joyful and happy design. The pattern features 22 birds in total and two alphabets numbers.
A tutorial booklet illustrating how to stitch the open hem finish on samplers and other embroidery projects. The open hem stitch can be found on traditional Dutch and Frisian samplers. The method used in this booklet is the one seen on many traditional samplers.
This is the 2021 Modern Folk Embroidery SAL - the full design, including bonus patterns, alphabets etc. The design features only full crosses and has no specialty stitches. It is suitable to be stitched on both aida and linen.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct Aida) it would measure... Read more
Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday with this release, a fictitious sampler stitched on by Anne Elliot, the protagonist of her 1818 novel "Persuasion". This monochrome design features only full crosses and can be worked on any counted material. Stitch count is 215 x 247. Finished size on 28 count is 17 5/8 times 15 3/8.
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folk Embroidery featuring a large pattern that was inspired by north American woven coverlets from the 18th and 19th centuries.
This design features only full crosses and can be stitched on either linen or Aida fabric. Stitch count is 281w x 557h.
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a festive holiday sampler, Christmas town shows a north pole village with some of Santa's deer and a very large Christmas tree.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 28.5 by 20.5cm. This chart... Read more
Snowflakes are falling, a roaring fire is probably burning inside whilst the lights on outside Christmas trees gently twinkle in the night This small Cozy Christmas Cottage is just the perfect design to get you into the Christmas spirit! This monochromatic design features only full crosses and can... Read more
This design features a primitive, folklore border with an alphabet at it's centre. It also comes with two bonus patterns that can replace the alphabet at the center. This design is monochrome and features full crosses only - pattern is stitched on any counted material of your choice.
Stitch count is 93 x 113. Finished size on 28 count is 6.64" x 8.07".
This is the 2025 MFE SAL (Stitch-A-Long)! The 2025 SAL is released in one booklet split in 10 monthly sections, starting from the 1st of January through to the 31st of October 2025. It features only full crosses and has no specialty stitches. The design has a total of approximately 28000 crosses... Read more
A romantic alphabet sampler featuring an alphabet inspired by a 18th century Scandinavian alphabet sampler. This pattern features only full crosses and is suitable for both aida and linen. It has a total of 3576 crosses.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using the thread of your choice! Stitch count is 83w x 113h.
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folk Embroidery featuring spooky weirdness in the shape of a Victorian slang saying. "Got The Morbs" pretty much means you've got the blues, or you don't feel up to something.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using the thread of your choice! Stitch count is 99w x 81h.
A period reproduction sampler from the Netherlands. IAB 1817 is a gorgeously framed sampler featuring several vases. The centre one features a lush bouquet of roses and all over the sampler you'll find tiny birds hidden in the roses and the border.
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a Scandinavian inspired pattern with multiple language greetings (English, Spanish, Italian, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Finnish).
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 44 by... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folk Embroidery featuring a colorful and cheerful Red Deer Sampler with an interesting story linked to a turbulent time in Dutch history.
The 20-page booklet delves into its history, the meaning behind the individual elements and has the chart split over... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a sampler inspired by the Fraktur art by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Worked over two threads on 32ct linen it would measure approximately 6 3/4" by 14 1/5" (17 x 36.5cm). This design has a total of 8894 crosses. On average,... Read more
The Dwarven Axe is a pattern inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. I designed it for two of my friends from the UK. The monochromatic design features only full crosses and can be stitched on any counted cross stitch fabric When Tolkien wrote the Hobbit, he... Read more
This is AKGIT 1833: one of the most beautiful Vierlande samplers I have ever seen, stitched by a girl with the initials AKGIT in the year 1833. The original sampler has a stitched on surface of about 43 by 43 cm, which was worked over 2 threads on a 50-count linen. I can honestly say that it is the... Read more
This is the sampler of Lammegien Pot, a girl born in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. Drenthe samplers are relatively unknown, so to have one in my personal collection is quite special. The pattern features only full crosses and can be stitched on any counted material. Stitch count is 193 x 137. Finished size on 28 ct is 13.79" x 9.79".
A Dutch period reproduction sampler from the province of Groningen. This richly illustrated 20-page booklet gives information on the stitcher's life and the area she grew up in.
Pattern is stitched your choice of threads and fabric
Stitch count is 271w x 222h.
This is a faithful period reproduction of an 18th century sampler from one of the Germanic countries or perhaps even the Netherlands (where it was purchased). The sampler shows various elongated motifs which might have been used as models for knitting.
Pattern is stitched on your choice of fabric and thread.
Stitch count is 244w x 331h
This is the 2024 Modern Folk Embroidery Stitch-a-long (SAL), a 10-month, 10-part booklet containing all the pattern parts and info to join in on this SAL. The design is centred around the concept of time passing. It features 2 colours, has only full crosses, and can be worked on any material. Both... Read more
A small design featuring two peacocks in a tree, inspired by Byzantine designs. The design has only full crosses and can be worked on any cross-stitch material (linen, aida etc).
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using the thread of your choice! Stitch count: 153w x 83h.
This is the MFE SAL 2023 - Reaching Skyward! The 28-page booklet contains all 12 months for 2023, and contains many alternative design options for various elements. It can be purchased in conjunction with "Alternative Trees", a pattern which gives three alternative options for the circular design on this sampler.
The four designs in this pattern booklet can be stitched on their own, or can be stitched as a replacement of the circular design of the 2023 SAL "Reaching Skyward".
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a winter design with a quote from 19th century writer John Ruskin: "One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin".
Stitched on 32ct linen or 16ct Aida, it would measure approximately 7 1/8" by 8 1/2" (18 x... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a skeleton and the phrase "Are all equal in death".
Stitched over 2 threads on 32 count linen (or over 1 on 16ct Aida) it would measure approximately 8" by 12" (20.5 by 30.5 cm). It has a total of 6368 crosses.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a Quaker inspired sampler with a quote by William Penn. "If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it".
Worked over 2 threads on 32ct linen it would measure approximately 9... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a highly successful Quaker-style pattern featuring a series of original medallions and a scattered set of letters and numbers.
Stitched on 32ct linen it would measure approximately 23.7" by 19" (60 by 48cm). The sampler... Read more
In 1792 in one of the most northernly small towns in the Netherlands Frouwke Sijmens Bos worked this truly beautiful sampler. Despite its poor condition, I am really happy that I can now present this design to you. The original sampler was in extremely poor shape, with a large portion of the lower... Read more
"A Royal Affair" is an amalgamation of traditional sampler styles from both the Netherlands and Scotland, using traditional alphabets, borders, and motifs, but coming together in a playful way. This monochrome design features only full crosses and can be stitched on any counted material of our choice. Stitch count is 145 x 209. Finished size on 28 ct is 10.36" x 14.93".
This is a house of love. In a time where there is so much hatred and bigotry, we need to build our houses around love and kindness. We must keep fighting for what is right and look out for our brothers, sisters and siblings who are struggling right now. So here's a house of hearts for you. This... Read more
Vierlande is a rural area just outside of Hamburg on the river Elbe. The name "Vierlande" literally translates as "four lands" and refers to the four parishes in it (Kirchwerder, Neuengamme, Altengamme and Curslack). The area has a rich cultural tradition of dress and folk art. Girls... Read more
This sampler reproduction design is based on a 1785 sampler from Amsterdam. The original sampler had some very uneven stitching, which had to be adjusted in this re-interpretation of this design. It is for full crosses and has no specialty stitchers, and is suitable for both linen and aida fabrics... Read more
A design inspired by an 18th-century Scottish sampler. The chart comes with the main motif seen on the cover, but also with a bonus alphabet that can be stitched underneath the design. Patterns has full crosses mainly, with a few backstitches in the gentleman's hair.
Song of the Nightingale was inspired by a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. It's a chart that has three colours in total. Stitchers can choose the recommended colours, but it's easy to deviate from the palette and choose your own colours.
Pattern is stitched on 40 or 46 ct fabric of your choice using Leo & Roxy floss. (Just Navy, Ochre, Delft). Stitch count is 285w x 149h.
This is a large, decorative, and versatile design: stitchers have the option to either stitch the positive (pattern) space, or the negative space. Within that, they can either stitch with light floss on dark material, or the other way round. They can even opt for full cover, by stitching the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folk Embroidery featuring the alphabet chart that is a reproduction sampler from 1856 and the Quaker medallion chart is an original chart
Model can be stitched on 14-20 ct. Aida or 46-56 ct. linen using a floss of choice.
Stitch count is 165w x 112h.
This design was inspired by the poem Namri by Tolkien, from the world of the Lord of the Rings. The design features the first lines of the poem in the elven language. It is fully monochrome and has full crosses only (suitable for all cross stitch materials). The design can be worked either light on... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a cute little beehive pattern - perfect to be stitched as a pincushion or a little framed piece.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 6" by 6 6/8" (15 by 17cm). It has a total of 3564... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a cheerful celebration of the winter season, this Winter Stars design takes inspiration from Nordic embroideries, featuring star flowers and deer and decorative borders.
Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida). Working... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring an original design based on antique samplers found in the York Museum Trust collection. The sampler features medallions, alphabets, and an assortment of flora & fauna.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure... Read more